Stop Hair Shedding with Green Tea

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It’s totally normal for you to shed hair—everyday.  But what’s normal?  Well, it’s normal to shed about 50 to 100 hairs per day. However, some women naturally shed more than this, and for them, their normal level is a bit higher.  If you have excessive hair shedding, applying a green tea rinse or spritz may help stop excessive hair shedding.

 

Hair Shedding

Shed hairs will be full length, and have a small white bulb on the end. Read more about shedding vs. breakage here.  If you’re suddenly shedding more than 100 hairs per day, and if you’re getting huge balls of hair whenever you comb or detangle, you might be suffering from excessive hair shedding.

 

 

Causes of Hair Shedding

Stress, illness, weight changes, dieting, hormonal flux, vitamin deficiencies, surgical procedures, medications, thyroid problems and other types of illnesses can all lead to excessive hair shedding.  Telogen Effluvium is a type of excessive hair shedding that is common after childbirth.

 

Besides correcting the underlying issue causing shedding, some dermatologists recommend minoxidil for excessive hair shedding. Minoxidil is an over the counter product that can often really help with hair loss and thinning

Using Green Tea for Hair Shedding

There is some scientific evidence for using green tea for shedding.  This 2017 study compared a caffeine based solution with minoxidil for men with genetic hair loss. The authors found that the caffeine solution was just as good as minoxidil for improving the number of growing hairs!  Most teas contain caffeine, so it stands to reason that it could have a beneficial effect on hair growth.

 

Another study showed that caffeine is absorbed through the hair follicles, so it is very efficient at getting right to the area where the hair is falling out! Doing tea rinses for excessive hair shedding does lead to absorption of caffeine by your hair follicles.  Here is YouTuber SimplyDivineCurls sharing her truly wonderful experiences with green tea rinses. Her hair shedding went way down after doing a green tea rinse!